MP banned from Russia after taking aid to Ukraine

A Gloucestershire MP who made a humanitarian trip to Ukraine to deliver aid has been banned from entering Russia.

Cameron Thomas, Liberal Democrat MP for Tewkesbury, went to Kyiv for the third anniversary of the war, and previously told the BBC that delivering essential medical aid was an emotional experience.

Mr Thomas is one of 15 MPs and six members of the House of Lords named on a Russian stop list, according to a statement issued on Wednesday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

While the MP said the ban has not made "any immediate changes" to his travel plans, it has given him "the greatest possible endorsement" of his parliamentary activity.